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would do is it would provide, as i said, a backstop but reinforce what the president and secretary kerry are so proud of in terms of what they've already negotiated. if iran follows through, then this sanctions legislation would be of little force and effect. so i'm not sure i understand the administration's concern. after all, if the administration thinks that iran will follow through on its geneva commitments, something i'm personally skeptical of, but if the president thinks they'll follow through, then there's nothing really to worry about. but if the administration believes that iran will fail to honor those commitments, then it never should have made the deal in the first place, a understant should welcome this amendment, this piece of legislation, this backstop legislation that would buttress what they have negotiated. i believe today what i believed for many years: that our only hope for a peaceful resolution of the iranian nuclear crisis is to combine tough sanctions with the credible threat of military action. that's the only thing that will bring the ayatollahs to the table. a
would do is it would provide, as i said, a backstop but reinforce what the president and secretary kerry are so proud of in terms of what they've already negotiated. if iran follows through, then this sanctions legislation would be of little force and effect. so i'm not sure i understand the administration's concern. after all, if the administration thinks that iran will follow through on its geneva commitments, something i'm personally skeptical of, but if the president thinks they'll follow...
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with this invasion, which is based, as secretary kerry as stated, on a trumped up set of pretenses, russia has shown its utter contempt for those core principles, indeed, for the entire osce process. and not only the osce, but the 1994 budapest memorandum signed by the united states and united kingdom, russia and ukraine that provides security assurances for the ukraine, the 1997 ukraine-russia bilateral treaty, and the u.n. charter and other international agreements. russia's military invasion of ukraine is also a gross violation of the vienna document and mechanisms which govern military relations in arms control. so let's examine vladimir putin's justification for this unprovoked invasion. he claims there is a need to protect russian interests and the rights of russian-speaking minorities. they characterize it as a human rights protection mission. that is clearly not. russia officials fail to show any real evidence that the rights of ethnic russians in crimea where they actually constitute a majority and have the most clout politically and ukraine at large have been violated. in fact, t
with this invasion, which is based, as secretary kerry as stated, on a trumped up set of pretenses, russia has shown its utter contempt for those core principles, indeed, for the entire osce process. and not only the osce, but the 1994 budapest memorandum signed by the united states and united kingdom, russia and ukraine that provides security assurances for the ukraine, the 1997 ukraine-russia bilateral treaty, and the u.n. charter and other international agreements. russia's military invasion...
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kerry spoab friday with russian foreign minister sergay lavrov. quote from secretary kerry -- we raised the issue of airports, raised the issue of armored vehicles, raised the issue of personnel in various places, kerry said, and while we were told that they were not engaging in any violation of the sovereignty and do not intend to, i nevertheless made it clear that that could be misinterpreted at this moment and that there are enough tensions that it is important for everybody to be extremely careful not to inflame the situation and not to send the wrong messages. i am not making that up. so after five years of -- of believing that somehow vladimir putin was anything but what he is, we are now paying the piper. the chickens are coming home to roost. and we do we have a military option? no. but we do have a number of other options. i want to read one other article that was in the "usa today" today by jonah goldberg, "obama in denial on russia." i won't go through a lot of it about student obama, in 1983, then-columbia university student obama penn
kerry spoab friday with russian foreign minister sergay lavrov. quote from secretary kerry -- we raised the issue of airports, raised the issue of armored vehicles, raised the issue of personnel in various places, kerry said, and while we were told that they were not engaging in any violation of the sovereignty and do not intend to, i nevertheless made it clear that that could be misinterpreted at this moment and that there are enough tensions that it is important for everybody to be extremely...
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in 2011, i joined our former colleague, john kerry, in introducing the defense strong act as an initial step to address this crisis. the provisions of that bill which were signed into law as part of the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization act provides survivors of sexual assault the assistance of advocates with genuine confidentiality, guaranteed access to an attorney, and expedited consideration for the victim to be transferred far away from the assailant. now, these were helpful first steps, but more than anything, the victims of sexual assaults, the survivors need to have the confidence that the legal system in which they reported crime will produce a just and fair result. we need to encourage more reporting, and that is what senator gillibrand's bill will accomplish. now, this is a goal that i believe is shared by all members of the senate despite our differing opinions on the best path forward for achieving these goals. in the 113th congress, a number of proposals have been introduced aimed at reducing the barriers to justice that many survivors of sexual assault face i
in 2011, i joined our former colleague, john kerry, in introducing the defense strong act as an initial step to address this crisis. the provisions of that bill which were signed into law as part of the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization act provides survivors of sexual assault the assistance of advocates with genuine confidentiality, guaranteed access to an attorney, and expedited consideration for the victim to be transferred far away from the assailant. now, these were helpful...
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secretary kerry, i believe he is speaking on television of are coming over this morning, to give this a step in the right direction. it would've been more beneficial if secretary of defense haeckel also visited ukraine and we should see visits by other nato and european union foreign and defense ministers to express their support for the newly established government and territorial integrity, ukraine. number two, assistance that the ukrainian economy is a disaster in many ways, the ukrainian military will require significant assistance as it is supposed of confidence in its ability to defend itself in the future, that for both the united states, nato, there's a need to assess what our ukraine's economic and self-defense requirements, and to expeditiously provide those requirements both through nato and bilateral between the united states and ukraine. just as an example in 2008 after the russia-georgia war within one month congress passed an amendment to the defense authorization bill that would provide $50 million immediately for georgia, just a down payment on the type of assistance
secretary kerry, i believe he is speaking on television of are coming over this morning, to give this a step in the right direction. it would've been more beneficial if secretary of defense haeckel also visited ukraine and we should see visits by other nato and european union foreign and defense ministers to express their support for the newly established government and territorial integrity, ukraine. number two, assistance that the ukrainian economy is a disaster in many ways, the ukrainian...
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as many of you know, john kerry is in key avenue as we speak, at my direction. as we speak, at my direction, with full support for the ukrainian people. we have been working with our partners and the imf to build support for a package that helps to stabilize ukraine's economy. today, we announced a significant package of our own to support the ukraine's economy, and to provide them with the technical assistance they need. it includes a plan loan guarantee package of $1 billion. it provides immediate technical expertise to ukraine to repair its economy. forrtantly, it provides assistance to help ukraine plan for elections that are going to be coming up very soon. as i said yesterday, it is important that congress stand with us. i do not doubt the bipartisan concern that has been expressed about the situation in the ukraine. there is something immediate congress can do to help us. that is to help finance the economic package that could stabilize the economy in ukraine, help to make sure that fair and free elections take place very soon, and as a consequence helps
as many of you know, john kerry is in key avenue as we speak, at my direction. as we speak, at my direction, with full support for the ukrainian people. we have been working with our partners and the imf to build support for a package that helps to stabilize ukraine's economy. today, we announced a significant package of our own to support the ukraine's economy, and to provide them with the technical assistance they need. it includes a plan loan guarantee package of $1 billion. it provides...
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while president obama, secretary of state kerry negotiate with their -- with president hassan rouhani, iran continues to build a nuclear bomb while the administration and our secretary of state talk about our allies in europe about the negotiations with iran, the supreme leader in iran continue to build a nuclear bomb. the reality is the only thing that has brought iran to the negotiating table is sanctions. and only continuing those sanctions will get them to stop building a bomb. the sanctions should be reinstated, and they should not be lifted until, one, iran agrees that they will not build a bomb, and we have an open, verifiable, transparent process to make certain that they're not doing it. now, sanctions take time to work. the sanctions that we applied more than a year ago, particularly the kirk-menendez banking sanctions, have had a real impact on iran's economy. i bring a background as a banker to my work experience, both the work experience i had as a governor for ten years and my work experience here in the senate. and the reality is that the kirk-menendez banking sanctions
while president obama, secretary of state kerry negotiate with their -- with president hassan rouhani, iran continues to build a nuclear bomb while the administration and our secretary of state talk about our allies in europe about the negotiations with iran, the supreme leader in iran continue to build a nuclear bomb. the reality is the only thing that has brought iran to the negotiating table is sanctions. and only continuing those sanctions will get them to stop building a bomb. the...
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that is why want to thank the indomitable john kerry. new york and tel aviv, those are the cities that never sleep. john kerry is definitely the city -- secretary of state that never sleeps. [applause] i have got the bags under my eyes to prove it. we are working together literally day and night to seek a door both these, -- a durable peace, and the mutual recognition of two nationstates. [applause] israel is the nationstate of the jewish people. with the civil rights of all citizens, and jews and non-jews alike, are guaranteed. the land of israel is worthy identity of the jewish people was forged. it was there were jacob dreamed his dreams. it was in jerusalem where david rolled his kingdom. we never forget that, but it is time the palestinians stop denying history. [applause] just as israel is prepared to recognize a palestinian state, the palestinians must be prepared to recognize a jewish state. [applause] the president recognized the jewish state and in doing so, yourould be telling people, the palestinians, that while we might have
that is why want to thank the indomitable john kerry. new york and tel aviv, those are the cities that never sleep. john kerry is definitely the city -- secretary of state that never sleeps. [applause] i have got the bags under my eyes to prove it. we are working together literally day and night to seek a door both these, -- a durable peace, and the mutual recognition of two nationstates. [applause] israel is the nationstate of the jewish people. with the civil rights of all citizens, and jews...
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john kerry has arrived in kiev, ukraine. he brought a guarantee of loan to the ukraine. they hope to help prepare for elections and recover assets. according to the post, he is pledging economic and technical help area and -- technical help. met tosecurity council discuss the ongoing intervention in ukraine. every councilmember except russia supported mediation in that nation. samantha power listed what russia should do to resolve the situation peacefully. this is just under two hours. we will leave the program at about 11:30 eastern. >> from the permanent representative of ukraine to the security council, 2014/136. it is adopted. in accordance with number 37 of the council's rules, i invite the representative of ukraine to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. in accordance with rule 2039 of the provisional rules of procedures, i invite the assistant secretary general for political affairs to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. i now give the floor. >> thank you, madam pre
john kerry has arrived in kiev, ukraine. he brought a guarantee of loan to the ukraine. they hope to help prepare for elections and recover assets. according to the post, he is pledging economic and technical help area and -- technical help. met tosecurity council discuss the ongoing intervention in ukraine. every councilmember except russia supported mediation in that nation. samantha power listed what russia should do to resolve the situation peacefully. this is just under two hours. we will...
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feed policy and's twitter -- you can follow c-span's , and here is secretary of state john kerry on meet the press. >> let me make it clear. president putin is not operating from a place of strength here. ? was his supporting president. he was thrown out despite support. and in ausing force completely inappropriate manner that will invite banker the world, and it already is. he is not going to gain by this. he may be able to have his troops for some time in crimea, but the fact is he is going to lose on the international stage, russia's going to lose, the russian people are going to lose. is going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics coming his $60 billion extravaganza. he is not going to have in sochi g-8 company may not even remaining in the g-8 if this continues. asset find himself of freezes on russian businesses, american businesses may pull back, there may be a old -- further tumble of the ruble. united,tates is russia's isolated, this is not a position of drink. >> we rebroadcast all of the sunday talk shows in about half an hour. a look at our facebook page with
feed policy and's twitter -- you can follow c-span's , and here is secretary of state john kerry on meet the press. >> let me make it clear. president putin is not operating from a place of strength here. ? was his supporting president. he was thrown out despite support. and in ausing force completely inappropriate manner that will invite banker the world, and it already is. he is not going to gain by this. he may be able to have his troops for some time in crimea, but the fact is he is...
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secretary of state john kerry as you know said he doesn't want this to be rocky iv. speculating here, jim, can't say that officials are telling me this. but perhaps the president is not getting as engaged, was not as involved in that meeting today perhaps as much as people might expect because they don't want to give that image. they don't want to give that across as if the president is somehow being held hostage by what vladimir putin is doing every move that he's making out there on the world stage. but the president they say here at the white house is keeping up to speed on the situation in ukraine through his national security team, jim. >> well thanks, jim. another update we'll be looking for shortly, i imagine, is when the president if the president speaks again with vladimir putin as he did on friday. we do know that secretary of state john kerry spoke a short time ago today with the ukranian president, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on t
secretary of state john kerry as you know said he doesn't want this to be rocky iv. speculating here, jim, can't say that officials are telling me this. but perhaps the president is not getting as engaged, was not as involved in that meeting today perhaps as much as people might expect because they don't want to give that image. they don't want to give that across as if the president is somehow being held hostage by what vladimir putin is doing every move that he's making out there on the world...
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secretary kerry, i want -- i want to thank you and secretary kerry for the tireless efforts you are putting into this. it is an opportunity to create -- to congratulate secretary kerry for his new granddaughter. we had many productive meetings, but this is truly productive. --hank you both for have passed that since israel entered the peace process have been marked by unprecedented steps that israel has taken to advance peace. we left the house a -- we left gaza entirely. we released hundreds of includingprisoners, dozens in recent months, and looking at what we got in return, it has been suicide bombers, thousands of rockets on our cities fired from the areas -- and just incessant -- stinian israel has been doing its part, and i regret to say that the palestinians have not. facew this is not in the of conventional wisdom, but it is true, and israel knows it is true because what they want is peace. what we all want is peace. paper, although that, too, but a peace that is anchored in mutual recognitions of two states that recognize and respect each other. mr. president, you rightly said stat
secretary kerry, i want -- i want to thank you and secretary kerry for the tireless efforts you are putting into this. it is an opportunity to create -- to congratulate secretary kerry for his new granddaughter. we had many productive meetings, but this is truly productive. --hank you both for have passed that since israel entered the peace process have been marked by unprecedented steps that israel has taken to advance peace. we left the house a -- we left gaza entirely. we released hundreds...
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am so committed to these negotiations and why i am so convinced peace is possible and why does john kerry go to israel so often. i think i have heard that hoyer said he has been there 12 times. i have been there more times than that in the last nine months. [laughter] and i have been in the middle east more times even than that in the past month. a part from the question, a part for my affection from israel that dates back to my first visit, my first visit in 1986 -- and, at it strikes me that is the question of why i go. this is not about me but the dreams of israelis and the dignity of palestinians. it is about reconciling 2 people who want to live normal, secure lives in the land that they have fought over for so long. it is by answering king david's timeless call that we seek peace and pursue it. it is about fulfilling the fervent prayer for peace that the jews around the world recite. it is about parents who want to raise their families that accept the nationstate of the jewish people is here to stay. it is not news to any israeli to hear me say they live in a difficult neighborhood.
am so committed to these negotiations and why i am so convinced peace is possible and why does john kerry go to israel so often. i think i have heard that hoyer said he has been there 12 times. i have been there more times than that in the last nine months. [laughter] and i have been in the middle east more times even than that in the past month. a part from the question, a part for my affection from israel that dates back to my first visit, my first visit in 1986 -- and, at it strikes me that...
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this is courtesy of russia today. >> we have just had a meeting with john kerry regarding the situation in the ukraine and the actions that our partners are trying to undertake with the russian nato council and others. we need this kind of atmosphere and it's very difficult to work in the atmosphere of ultimatums and threats. it would be very difficult in this type of environment to stabilize the situation. we have agreed that we need to toport all ukrainians achieve -- no, to implement what was achieved on february 21. right now, we will go to the foreign ministry of france. other parties will join us including france, poland, and germany, foreign ministers who were also present when this was signed on february 21. thank you. >> secretary jack lew announced guarantees to help ukraine with its political position. testifying before the senate finance committee, he said do not makections sense. >> before a begin, let me say a few words about the situation in ukraine. territorial integrity is breached by international law. we are looking into a wide range of options including sanctions and
this is courtesy of russia today. >> we have just had a meeting with john kerry regarding the situation in the ukraine and the actions that our partners are trying to undertake with the russian nato council and others. we need this kind of atmosphere and it's very difficult to work in the atmosphere of ultimatums and threats. it would be very difficult in this type of environment to stabilize the situation. we have agreed that we need to toport all ukrainians achieve -- no, to implement...
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secretary of state john kerry and foreign minister lavrov. given the fertility of the situation on the ground, does the prime minister agreed one important outcome from these talks would be if they lead to direct high level talks between russia and ukraine? >> in order to de-escalate the situation the most important thing that should be arranged is a forum for discussions in which the russians and ukrainians can speak to each other. there have been some contacts between russia ministers and ukrainian ministers. this morning their meetings taking place in paris covering other issues as well but there has been some progress in putting together a contact group, an idea i proposed to the prime minister back in january to start having a group of countries around russia and ukraine to encourage such dialogue to take place. that's the single most important thing that could help to de-escalate the situation. >> mr. speaker, clearly we all up for a good outcome from those talks by the eu also has a crucial role to play. does he agree the eu at the lea
secretary of state john kerry and foreign minister lavrov. given the fertility of the situation on the ground, does the prime minister agreed one important outcome from these talks would be if they lead to direct high level talks between russia and ukraine? >> in order to de-escalate the situation the most important thing that should be arranged is a forum for discussions in which the russians and ukrainians can speak to each other. there have been some contacts between russia ministers...